sit on the fence
Example Sentences
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“They need to be condemned and there’s no place to sit on the fence here: You’re either condemning it or you’re condoning it.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2023
"In the coming days, the Russian market should trade in a narrow band - investors are likely to sit on the fence hoping for more clarity," BCS said.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2022
This is a hard one to predict, so I am going to sit on the fence - I know Ali will do exactly the same too.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2022
Ukraine was “trying to sit on the fence and avoid any sensitive issues with Beijing, and expected the same from China,” he said.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022
There was nothing to do but sit on the fence.
From Half-Past Seven Stories by Anderson, Robert Gordon
